Reddit Product Research Scraper

Collect product reviews, recommendations, and buying discussions from Reddit. Searches consumer-focused subreddits like r/BuyItForLife, r/deals, r/frugal, r/gadgets, and r/ProductReviews.

What data does it extract?

Field	Description
title	Post title (often a product question or review)
subreddit	Source subreddit
author	Reddit username
score	Net upvotes (higher = more community agreement)
numComments	Number of comments
url	Reddit permalink
selftext	Post body with details (up to 2000 chars)
created	Post creation date (ISO 8601)
keyword	Which keyword matched this post
flair	Post flair text

Use cases

• Product research -- See what real users say about products before buying or launching a competing one
• E-commerce intelligence -- Find trending products and common complaints to inform inventory or marketing
• Content creation -- Gather authentic user opinions for product review blogs or comparison articles

How to use

Default keywords (general product discussions):

{
    "maxResults": 100,
    "sortBy": "top"
}

Research a specific product category:

{
    "keywords": ["best noise cancelling headphones", "standing desk recommendation", "which air purifier"],
    "maxResults": 200,
    "sortBy": "top",
    "includeComments": true
}

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
keywords	string[]	["best product for", "recommend a product", "worth buying", "anyone tried", "review of"]	Search terms for product discussions
maxResults	integer	50	Max posts to return (1-500)
sortBy	string	"new"	Sort order: new, hot, or top
includeComments	boolean	false	Include top-level comments (where most recommendations live)

Subreddits searched: r/BuyItForLife, r/deals, r/frugal, r/gadgets, r/ProductReviews

Output example

{
    "id": "t3_1k7ghi",
    "subreddit": "BuyItForLife",
    "title": "Best cast iron skillet? Lodge vs Le Creuset vs Finex",
    "author": "home_cook_99",
    "score": 412,
    "upvoteRatio": 0.96,
    "numComments": 89,
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/comments/1k7ghi/...",
    "selftext": "I've been using a cheap nonstick pan for years and want to upgrade...",
    "created": "2026-03-25T18:45:00.000Z",
    "keyword": "best product for",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-28T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Performance & cost

• Runs in 1-3 minutes depending on the number of keywords
• Uses another actor internally (reddit-scraper) so costs include that actor's compute time
• Each keyword triggers a separate search run

FAQ

Should I sort by "top" or "new"? Use top for well-established opinions with high upvotes. Use new for the latest product questions.

Where are the actual product recommendations? Most specific recommendations are in the comments, not the post body. Enable includeComments to capture them.

Can I search for a specific brand? Yes -- use keywords like ["Sony WH-1000XM5 review", "dyson worth it", "apple watch alternatives"].